Care and Feeding: I’m about to spend my first Thanksgiving with my boyfriend’s mom. What to do?

A woman whose new boyfriend's mom is overbearing when it comes to food.

Her new boyfriend should be the one to tell his mom that it's not personal if her kids don’t eat everything.

A woman's husband is unhappy with where he's living and wants to live in a different location.

My husband has almost never been alone with our children (outside of me being in the shower/bathroom) I find myself wondering if he had to, could he adequately handle taking care of both at the same time or would he need to call his mother to come over and help.

He tells them every time he’s going to be home alone with the kids and at least one of them shows up.

Miserly Maccabee: When is it time for these “kids” to enter the adult gift exchange? No, but there's nothing wrong with them opting out of it if it’s not something they want to be a part of.

Everyone is different and may not have the same values/interests that you do, so let them be.